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BAL 12
OAK  4

CAL 11
@DET  1

KCR  3
CHW  2

MIN  6
MIL  1

NYY  8
SEA  7

BOS 11
@TEX  2

TOR  3
CLE  2

HOU  7
@CHC  2

LAD  5
MON  4

(11)
PIT  5
ATL  4

NYM 12
@SDP  4

PHI  4
@SFG  3

(10)
CIN  4
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 31,239

Monday, September 2, 1985
Time of Game: 2:40
Indians
2
47-84
Lost 1
7th, 35 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  0
Blue Jays       1  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  X    3  6  1
W: D Stieb (13-9), L: C Wardle (6-6), S: T Henke (9)
Blue Jays
3
82-49
Won 1
1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   2   2   0    0   2  .309  .803    0    3   0   SB
T Bernazard 2B                3   0   2   1    1   0  .275  .770    0    3   0   
J Franco SS                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .727    0    0   1   
A Thornton DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .604    0    0   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .698    0    4   1   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .285  .762    0    1   2   
G Vukovich RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .634    0    3   0   
J Carter LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .238  .643    0    3   0   
J Willard C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .665    0    6   0   SH
  O Nixon PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .546         0   0   CS

C Wardle P                                                               0   1
  V Ruhle P                                                              1   0
Totals                       34   2  10   2    2   7                    24   5
BATTING
SH: J Willard (3, off D Stieb).
TB: T Bernazard 2; J Franco 2; B Butler 2; J Carter 2; M Hargrove; J Willard.
RBI: T Bernazard (46); J Franco (72).
2-out RBI: T Bernazard.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Butler (38, 2nd base off D Stieb/E Whitt).
CS: O Nixon (10, 2nd base by T Henke/E Whitt).
PO: J Carter (1st base by D Stieb); J Franco (1st base by D Stieb).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .666    0    2   6   
L Moseby CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .252  .742    0    2   0   2B
C Johnson DH                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .259  .775    0    0   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .844    0    1   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .877    0    1   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .762    0   10   2   
G Iorg 3B                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .299  .792    0    0   2   HR
T Fernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .719    0    2   0   
E Whitt C                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .270  .825    0    6   2   2B

D Stieb P                                                                2   2
  T Henke P                                                              1   0
Totals                       30   3   6   3    3   5                    27  14
BATTING
2B: E Whitt (20, off C Wardle); L Moseby (27, off C Wardle).
HR: G Iorg (4, off C Wardle; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: G Iorg 4; L Moseby 3; E Whitt 2; C Johnson; G Bell.
RBI: G Bell (88); G Iorg (28); L Moseby (52).
2-out RBI: L Moseby; G Iorg.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
E: D Stieb ().

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Wardle, L (6-6)              7     6   3   3    3   5   1   5.58   30     -       ·  ·      4·10· 2· 6     55    -     1.17  -0.01
V Ruhle                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.56    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     6   3   3    3   5   1          33     -       ·  ·      5·12· 2· 6           -  
Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stieb, W (13-9)              7     9   2   2    2   6   0   2.35   31     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 2· 9     55    -     1.26   0.22
T Henke, S (9)                 2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.14    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.20   0.29
Totals                         9    10   2   2    2   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2·10           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: D Stieb 2 (1; J Franco, 1st base; J Carter, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 31,239.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. B Butler             CF    1. D Garcia             2B 
2. T Bernazard          2B    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. J Franco             SS    3. C Johnson            DH 
4. A Thornton           DH    4. G Bell               LF 
5. M Hargrove           1B    5. J Barfield           RF 
6. B Jacoby             3B    6. W Upshaw             1B 
7. G Vukovich           RF    7. G Iorg               3B 
8. J Carter             LF    8. T Fernandez          SS 
9. J Willard            C     9. E Whitt              C  

   C Wardle             P        D Stieb              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-2  -2-      20%  76% L Moseby        C Wardle        Single; Whitt Scores
   t 9   1  3-2  1--      14%  96% B Butler        T Henke         Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 4   2  2-1  ---      13%  51% G Iorg          C Wardle        Home Run
   t 4   2  1-1  -2-     -12%  40% T Bernazard     D Stieb         Single; Butler Scores; Bernazard to 2B
   b 1   1  1-0  12-      10%  58% G Bell          C Wardle        Single; Moseby Scores; Johnson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Butler        Single
          1--      38%  T Bernazard     Single; Butler to 3B
   R      1-3      33%  J Franco        Single; Butler Scores; Bernazard to 2B
   O      12-      37%  A Thornton      Strikeout
          12-      33%  M Hargrove      Franco Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bernazard to 3B; Franco to 2B
   O      -23      40%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      45%  B Jacoby        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Wardle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  D Garcia        Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  L Moseby        Double
          -2-      49%  C Johnson       Walk
   R      12-      58%  G Bell          Single; Moseby Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      54%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  W Upshaw        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  G Vukovich      Walk
          1--      41%  J Carter        Single; Vukovich to 2B
   O      12-      41%  J Willard       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Vukovich to 3B; Carter to 2B
   O      -23      49%  B Butler        Lineout: 2B
          -23      48%  T Bernazard     Walk
   O      123      55%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Curt Wardle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Iorg          Flyball: C
   O      ---      51%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  E Whitt         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  M Hargrove      Single
   O      1--      53%  B Jacoby        Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  G Vukovich      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Curt Wardle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  L Moseby        Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Bell          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  J Carter        Single
   O      1--      53%  J Willard       Carter Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  B Butler        Single
          1--      52%  T Bernazard     Butler Steals 2B
   R      -2-      40%  " "             Single; Butler Scores; Bernazard to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  J Franco        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Curt Wardle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
   R      ---      51%  G Iorg          Home Run
   O      ---      50%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Jacoby        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Wardle facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      1--      57%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Garcia to 1B
   O      1--      53%  L Moseby        Foul Flyball: 2B
          1--      56%  C Johnson       Single; Garcia to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      56%  J Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Willard       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Wardle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  W Upshaw        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  G Iorg          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  B Butler        Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  J Franco        Single
   O      1--      59%  A Thornton      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Curt Wardle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      55%  T Fernandez     Strikeout
          ---      62%  E Whitt         Double
   O      -2-      56%  D Garcia        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      76%  L Moseby        Single; Whitt Scores
   O      1--      74%  C Johnson       Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Henke facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Henke replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   O      ---      80%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      84%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  G Vukovich      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Curt Wardle pitching
   O      ---      85%  G Bell          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      84%  J Barfield      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      83%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Henke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
          ---      82%  J Willard       Single
                  Otis Nixon pinch runs for Jerry Willard batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  B Butler        Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---     100%  " "             Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198509020

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